Hugh Allen (conductor)

Sir Hugh Allen
three musicians Walford Davies (left), Hugh Allen (centre) and Cyril Rootham (right)
Allen (centre) in c. 1932 with fellow musicians Walford Davies (left) and Cyril Rootham (right)
Born(1869-12-23)23 December 1869
Reading, England
Died20 February 1946(1946-02-20) (aged 76)
Oxford, England
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Musician
  • academic
  • administrator

Sir Hugh Percy Allen GCVO (23 December 1869 – 20 February 1946) was an English musician, academic, and administrator. He was a leading influence on British musical life in the first half of the 20th century.